2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Engine Problems
Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about engine problems on the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser, 16% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 70,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “timing belt” (9% of reports).
- 55engine complaints
- 70,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 36%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Timing belt: mentioned in 5 of 55 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do engine problems happen?
Based on 50 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 55 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Chrysler PT Cruiser engine complaints by model year
| Model year | Engine complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 PT Cruiser | 5 | 23% | 63,115 |
| 2009 PT Cruiser | 26 | 27% | 59,375 |
| 2008 PT Cruiser | 15 | 13% | 88,511 |
| 2007 PT Cruiser | 23 | 15% | 67,500 |
| 2006 PT Cruiser | 55 | 16% | 70,000 |
| 2005 PT Cruiser | 11 | 6% | 85,500 |
| 2004 PT Cruiser | 14 | 6% | 113,000 |
| 2003 PT Cruiser | 10 | 4% | 101,050 |
| 2002 PT Cruiser | 22 | 4% | 100,000 |
| 2001 PT Cruiser | 12 | 2% | 115,285 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists engine for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
all of the dash board instrument cluster lights turn on breifly,car speed starts to drop, lights on dash turn back off,[ all except seat belt lights] then car seems to restart itself and will reaccelerate.all this happens while we are driving in traffic at highway speeds, this is not good and could…
Engine lights come on randomly. Idle speeds inconsistent. Windshield cracked straight across we had no idea what happened until we read an article about chrysler’s defective totally integrated power modules problems titled “chrysler tipms causing power problems
No headlight, high beam or low beam or turn signal right side. This began about 6/2017 when replacing bulbs did not work. A few months later the horn also stopped working. Fuel gauge stopped reading and sometimes reads full then drops toward e then may show half. Never a constant reading anymore…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2006 Chrysler PT Cruisers have engine problems?
No. NHTSA has 55 owner complaints about engine for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser (16% of the 349 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser engine?
No recall currently lists engine for this vehicle.
At what mileage do engine problems start?
The median reported mileage is 70,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about engine problems on the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser?
The most frequent phrase is “timing belt”, in 5 of 55 complaints.
Other 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser problems
See all 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser problems or engine problems across all PT Cruiser years.